Day in Pictures, May 9, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on May 9, 2013 2:09 PM

Photo: Michel Comte/AFP/Getty Images

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Pelvis has left the building: A creation by students of Arturo Tejada's design school sets a new standard for hipness at the Circulo de la Moda de Bogota (Bogota Fashion Circle) in Bogota, Colombia.

Pelvis has left the building: A creation by students of Arturo Tejada's design school sets a new standard for hipness at the Circulo de la Moda de Bogota (Bogota Fashion Circle) in Bogota, Colombia.

Photo: Fernando Vergara, Associated Press

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Meanwhile, the lions are all 'What about us?' The Dallas Zoo becomes the first zoo in North America to allow
African elephants, zebras, giraffes, impalas, ostriches and guinea fowl to share the same habitat in the zoo's
Giants of the Savanna attraction. less

Meanwhile, the lions are all 'What about us?' The Dallas Zoo becomes the first zoo in North America to allow African elephants, zebras, giraffes, impalas, ostriches and guinea fowl to share the same habitat ... more

Photo: Dallas Zoo, Associated Press

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Good grief, Charlie Brown: Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" television specials,
confers with attorney Kristin Scogin before being sentenced to a year in jail for threatening his ex-girlfriend
and stalking her plastic surgeon. less

Good grief, Charlie Brown: Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" television specials, confers with attorney Kristin Scogin before being sentenced to a year in jail for threatening ... more

Where it can be forgotten about and never worn again: One the best things about this Andres Martinez design is that it folds for easy storage. (Bogota Fashion Circle.)

Where it can be forgotten about and never worn again: One the best things about this Andres Martinez design is that it folds for easy storage. (Bogota Fashion Circle.)

Photo: Fernando Vergara, Associated Press

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Somebody poked him in the eye - like this: A boy tells a medical student what's ailing his stuffed rabbit at the
Charite Hospital Teddy Bear Clinic in Berlin. The idea is to acquaint kids with examinations, x-rays and other
aspects of a medical environment. less

Somebody poked him in the eye - like this: A boy tells a medical student what's ailing his stuffed rabbit at the Charite Hospital Teddy Bear Clinic in Berlin. The idea is to acquaint kids with examinations, ... more

Photo: Sean Gallup, Getty Images

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Saved from an inferno: A Pakistani army helicopter rescues a man from a burning building in Lahore. Five people plunged to their deaths while trying to escape the fire that engulfed the 13-story LDA plaza.

Saved from an inferno: A Pakistani army helicopter rescues a man from a burning building in Lahore. Five people plunged to their deaths while trying to escape the fire that engulfed the 13-story LDA plaza.

Photo: Arif Ali, AFP/Getty Images

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Looking for a cat with business experience? Donna Lokey greets Nona with a neck rub at her soon-to-be-closed
Garden Gate store near Rice Village in Houston. She's hoping to find a new homes for Nona and other cats who
live at the small nursery - including the unidentified black-and-white lady in the foreground. less

Looking for a cat with business experience? Donna Lokey greets Nona with a neck rub at her soon-to-be-closed Garden Gate store near Rice Village in Houston. She's hoping to find a new homes for Nona and ... more

Photo: Nick De La Torre, Houston Chronicle

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Of all the obstacles of the Cross Country Test of the Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, Gloucestershire, none is feared more than the giant green doughnut.

Of all the obstacles of the Cross Country Test of the Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, Gloucestershire, none is feared more than the giant green doughnut.

Photo: Michael Steele, Getty Images

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Water ... please, water ... The tulips at the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa just aren't that stunning this year. Flower officials are
blaming the unseasonable 80-degree weather.

Water ... please, water ... The tulips at the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa just aren't that stunning this year. Flower officials are blaming the unseasonable 80-degree weather.

Photo: Michel Comte, AFP/Getty Images

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Rise and shine: The sun emerges from behind the Earth in the South Pacific Ocean in this image photographed by
one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the orbiting International Space Station. The space station was at
a point above Earth a few hundred miles east of Easter Island. less

Rise and shine: The sun emerges from behind the Earth in the South Pacific Ocean in this image photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the orbiting International Space Station. The ... more

Photo: Ho, AFP/Getty Images

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Deaf circumnavigator: Gerry Hughes lights a flare on his yacht Quest III in Troon, Scotland, after sailing solo
around the world. The 55-year-old sailor from Glasgow is the first deaf person to accomplish the feat. About 300
Troon dwellers came out to greet him. less

Deaf circumnavigator: Gerry Hughes lights a flare on his yacht Quest III in Troon, Scotland, after sailing solo around the world. The 55-year-old sailor from Glasgow is the first deaf person to accomplish ... more

We sunk your battleship! Kids play on a World War II-era Soviet T-34 tank during Victory Day celebrations in
the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

We sunk your battleship! Kids play on a World War II-era Soviet T-34 tank during Victory Day celebrations in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Photo: Karen Minasyan, AFP/Getty Images

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It's always laundry day in Aleppo: Linens and rugs are hung across a street in the Syrian city's Salaheddine district to block the sighting lanes of government snipers hoping to pick off Free Syrian Army fighters. less

It's always laundry day in Aleppo: Linens and rugs are hung across a street in the Syrian city's Salaheddine district to block the sighting lanes of government snipers hoping to pick off Free Syrian Army ... more

Photo: -, AFP/Getty Images

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Close quarters: Tall ships gather together in Hamburg's harbor.

Close quarters: Tall ships gather together in Hamburg's harbor.

Photo: Sven Hoppe, AFP/Getty Images

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A Buckeye butterfly flits over a flower in the "Butterflies and Blooms" exhibit at the
Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.

A Buckeye butterfly flits over a flower in the "Butterflies and Blooms" exhibit at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.

Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images

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Lava spurts out from the Tungurahua Volcano in Pelileo, Ecuador.

Lava spurts out from the Tungurahua Volcano in Pelileo, Ecuador.

Photo: Carlos Campana, AFP/Getty Images

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